Duster



June 5, 1928.

D. E. GREENE DUSTER Filed Feb. 26, 1927 Inventor Patented June 5, 1928.

UNITED STATES DONALD EDWIN GREENE, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

DUSTER.

Application fled February 26', 1927. Serial Io. 171,846.

This invention relates to dusters adapted for cleaning and polishing the surfaces of automobile bodies, furniture and other articles on which the finish is liable to be scratched orotherwise marred by the use of wiping cloths which may be compressed into wi mg a varnished or polished surface.

ne of the objects of my invention is to provide a duster constructed of yarn which will possess a loose, fleece-like body that will retain its softness after much usage.

Another object of my invention is to produce a'duster that may be easily compressed into a suitable form for dusting purposes when grasped by the hand.

The details of my improved duster are shown in the drawings accompanying this application in which 1g. 1 is a plan of my complete duster.

Fig. 2 is an end view.

86 duster graspe in a hand.

Fig. 4 is a view of one of the strands of yarn after it has been kinked.

Fig. 5 is a view of one of the strands drawn to the same scale as Fig. 4, and showing the strand before kinking.

Referring to the drawin s, it will be seen that my improved duster 1s similar in general construction to other yarn dusters heretofore used. The novel feature in the construction of my duster resides in the kinking of each strand of the yarn of which it consists.

As shown in Fi 1 and 2 a suitable number of the kinks strands 10 are assembled together into a bundle 11 and stitched across the middle as indicated at 12, thus dividin the bundle into two sections 13 and 14, eac section flaring outwardly toward that end Fig. 3 is a dperspective view showing the into a fleece-like body. The kinking and consequent shortening'of the strands increase their diameter several times and im art to each strand'a considerable degree 0 resiliency by reason of which properties the outer ends of the sections 13 and14= are formed into enlarged dusting surfaces which are very loose and elastic.

In use, the duster is gras (1 across the middle stitched portion and t e two sections 13 and 14 compressed together, thus resenting to the surface to be dusted or poli ed a large fleecy body which, because of its great elasticity, may be ressed against the surface with suflicient tiimness to remove dust or other foreign matters without danger of marring the finish of thearticle belng cleaned.

My improved duster may be treated with suitable OllS or cleaning solutions in the same manner as with other dusters of this character to increase its efiectiveness as a cleaning device, but'this facility forms no part of my invention.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have produced a yarn duster in which a smaller number of strands may be used, because of the enlarged mean diameter of the strands efiected by kinkin than is required in dusters constructed 0 straight strands, to produce .a dusting surface of equal size.

It will be observed also that the elasticity of my duster precludes the possibility of the strands being compressed into a compact body, and renders the duster easy and pleasant to grasp.

In kinking the strands of am, I preferably accomplish this object y knitting a continuous length into tubular formation and then unravelin and cutting the strands into even. lengths, a though it is to be understood that I may adopt other suitable methods of kinking the yarn.

Havingdescribed my invention, I claim A yarn duster of the class described, consisting of a bundle of yarn in which the separate strands are formed with a series of evenly spaced sinuous kinks throughout their entire length. f

In testimony whereof I have hereto aflixed my signature.

DONALD EDWIN GREENE. 

